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Author Cloninger, Kathy.

Title Tough cookies : leadership lessons from 100 years of the Girl Scouts / Kathy Cloninger with Fiona Soltes.

Publication Info. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2011]
©2011

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 Simsbury Public Library - Teen  TEEN SCOUTS 369.463 CLONINGER    Check Shelf
Description ix, 181 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary "Full of inspired wisdom, Tough Cookies describes the Girl Scouts' transformative journey to become and integrated, unified movement for girls. Learn how this massive non-profit addressed its most pressing challenges, including how to rebrand itself not just as a gaggle of cute girls selling cookies and camping, but as the most important organization for girl culture; create the world's best personal leadership development model for girls; provide efficient and effective governance to deliver scouting to girls; make it easier for volunteers to lead troops; attract donors; remain democratic and mission-focused throughout the merger process. ... Discover how lessons from Girl Scouts of the USA can help your organization achieve such lasting success"--Dust jacket.
Note Includes index.
Contents Leadership out of balance -- How I got here -- Talk less, listen more -- A logical conclusion -- Facing the brutal truths -- Trust me, this is going to work -- What to keep, and what to let go -- Oh, yeah? Prove it! -- Sharing the money tree -- Girl Scout, phone home.
Subject Girl Scouts of the United States of America -- Administration.
Girl Scouts of the United States of America -- History.
Nonprofit organizations -- Management.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Subject Girl Scouts of the United States of America. (OCoLC)fst00538094
Management. (OCoLC)fst01007141
Nonprofit organizations -- Management. (OCoLC)fst01038913
Added Author Soltes, Fiona. Author.
ISBN 1118000048 (hardback)
9781118000045 (hardback)
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